Doran Gresham has 15 years of experience as a special educator, grassroots worker, mentor, and school administrator. He taught special education at the elementary and high school levels in Montgomery County Public Schools and is an adjunct professor at George Washington University and Gratz College. Doran currently teaches graduate courses in the characteristics of emotional disturbance and universal design for learning. Outside of the classroom, Doran has worked with the DC Teaching Fellows Program as the secondary special education project director and also served as the director of instruction for CaseNEX, a professional development firm. As a founding board member of Achievement Preparatory Academy Public Charter School, Doran currently chairs the academic performance and accountability committee and is a member of the governance committee. 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, DC honored Doran as the Elliott Hair Man of the Year in 2004 and he was a Mentoring Organization of the Year finalist for his work with Guerilla Arts Ink & 100 Black Men, Inc. Doran completed his Ed.D in Special Education and Emotional Disturbance at George Washington University, where he focused his dissertation research on general educators' perceptions of the overrepresentation of elementary-aged black males in classrooms for students with emotional disturbance. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from The University of Virginia and a Master of Education in Emotional Disturbance and Learning Disabilities, K-12 from The College of William & Mary.
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Dr. Doran GreshamAbout the Instructor:
Doran Gresham has 15 years of experience as a special educator, grassroots worker, mentor, and school administrator. He taught special education at the elementary and high school levels in Montgomery County Public Schools and is an adjunct professor at George Washington University and Gratz College. Doran currently teaches graduate courses in the characteristics of emotional disturbance and universal design for learning. Outside of the classroom, Doran has worked with the DC Teaching Fellows Program as the secondary special education project director and also served as the director of instruction for CaseNEX, a professional development firm. As a founding board member of Achievement Preparatory Academy Public Charter School, Doran currently chairs the academic performance and accountability committee and is a member of the governance committee. 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, DC honored Doran as the Elliott Hair Man of the Year in 2004 and he was a Mentoring Organization of the Year finalist for his work with Guerilla Arts Ink & 100 Black Men, Inc. Doran completed his Ed.D in Special Education and Emotional Disturbance at George Washington University, where he focused his dissertation research on general educators' perceptions of the overrepresentation of elementary-aged black males in classrooms for students with emotional disturbance. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from The University of Virginia and a Master of Education in Emotional Disturbance and Learning Disabilities, K-12 from The College of William & Mary.
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